Posts About "Tom Renney"
Sabres Could Use Jaromir Jagr
June 30th, 2017 Forget about defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and his long-term, big-money deal. I want the ageless Jaromir Jagr in blue and gold next season. Signing the 45-year-old Czech wouldn’t be a public relations move akin to the Buffalo Bills’ signing high-maintenance Terrell Owens to a one-year deal back in 2009 -- there are real...
Hockey Canada Changes, Murray and Point Injured & More News
December 29th, 2016 Hockey Canada is set to make some major changes as of July 2017. Tom Renney announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down as the President of Hockey Canada as of July 1. Current Chief Operation Officer (COO) Scott Smith will continue to fulfill his current duties while also taking on the role of President in place of Renney, who...
WJC Attendance: A Tale of Two Cities
January 5th, 2015 The 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship comes to a close Monday night and already there seems to be some uncertainty about the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2017 edition of the tournament. Like this year, in 2017 the Boxing Day classic is set to return to co-hosts Montreal and Toronto, but the success of the tournament in...
Hockey News: Team Canada Changes; Hertl Injury
July 15th, 2014 Reading too much into Twitter: Steven Stamkos edition. Tom Renney is the new President of Hockey Canada. Formerly the coach of Canada's National women's team, Kevin Dineen is now an assistant with the Blackhawks. The Brodeur legacy in New Jersey lives on. Would Mike Ribiero be a fit in New York? It's still...
Red Wings Win, but Work Remains
January 22nd, 2013 Detroit Red Wings fans may be caught up in the euphoria of Damien Brunner’s nasty shootout goal that earned the Wings two points and their first win of the 2013 campaign, but game two of the regular season showed that the Wings have more work to do and that they should not be satisfied with how they played in...
What Ralph Krueger Brings to the Edmonton Oilers
June 27th, 2012 After much speculation and painstaking deliberation, the Edmonton Oilers have named Ralph Krueger their new head coach on Wednesday morning. After almost three months of decision-making, the former Oilers assistant coach finally gets his shot. While new to the head coaching ranks of the NHL, Krueger is certainly not new...
Head Coaching Candidates in Edmonton
May 29th, 2012 The Edmonton Oilers elected not to renew the contract of head coach Tom Renney, thus fueling the search for a new boss behind the bench. The Oilers would like to have someone in place by the draft, but they aren't rushing the decision on which man will be entrusted with taking this young team to the next level. The Oilers have a ton of...
Tom Renney's Time in Edmonton has Come to an End
May 17th, 2012 The Edmonton Oilers announced today that they will not be renewing the contract of head coach Tom Renney. No one was really surprised at the announcement, just at the fact that it took so long. After the season was over, there was no committment either way from Oilers management, leading many to believe they just delaying the...
Should the Oilers re-sign Tom Renney?
March 21st, 2012 Since taking over behind the bench for the Edmonton Oilers in the summer of 2010, life hasn't been easy for Tom Renney. In his first season as head coach, Renney compiled a record of 25-45-12 and his team finished last in the entire NHL. This year, the Oilers are headed for yet another lottery pick, and a 6th straight season of no...
Oilers respond to Renney's harsh words
March 15th, 2012 Edmonton Oilers head coach Tom Renney hasn't been one to pull punches. In a press conference following his team's loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday, Renney held nothing back as he laid into the players for their poor showing. The Oilers aren't going to make the playoffs. They haven't been in the postseason since 2006. They are...
If Blackhawks Can Quenneville, Where Will He Land?
February 13th, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Before this NHL season kicked off, one of the teams that pundits were talking about as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender was the Chicago Blackhawks. Not only did they have a long off-season to get healthy and rested up beforehand, but they still had some of the top offensive weapons in the league, a...
Edmonton Oilers: Mid-Season Review
January 30th, 2012 With 30+games to play, it's not exactly the halfway point of the season, but the all-star break is a perfect time to sit back and take a look at the season to date and to look at some projections for the second half. The Oilers by all accounts have had a disappointing season, currently sitting 14th in the Western...
Edmonton Oilers: Stuck in re-build mode
January 17th, 2012 Before the season started, hockey pundits didn't project a very good season for the re-building Edmonton Oilers. They predicted the team to finish near the bottom of the standings, and halfway through the year that's exactly where they are. But behind closed doors, management and fans hoped this would be the year the Oilers cracked...
